Alarm system/locking extreme frustration after actuator replacement

Seasons Greetings! I had a window drop issue on the passenger side that I fixed with a door lock actuator replacement. Went with the a-premium aftermarket part - yea I know but the kids drained my account for Christmas stuff. Anyway, the drop works great now inside and out but the alarm/locking is now problematic. Everything that is not working now, worked great before the repair - window drop was my only issue! Symptoms: Lock with remote and get one delayed beep and driver side acts as expected. Nothing happens on the passenger side. The center lock button does nothing for either side or frunk/engine cover. The remote button for the frunk isn't working either. Verified with the PIWIS that the passenger side does lock/unlock successfully. Have read some posts saying because it is not OEM there are going to be these strange issues until the country code is programmed and I have done that on the PIWIS in Developer mode. I was able to clear the Airbag B05 (popped up after disconnecting the airbag during the process) - the others below I will deal with later. Also thinking about ordering the VW equivalent instead of going straight to the Porsche part which is ridiculous $ but who knows if that would work!?! Figured I would reach out to the community before surrendering and putting the old one back in. Thankfully it is a LOT easier to do this one than it was on my Macan.. Cheers!

I bought the VW latch for my 996.2 and it fixed the window drop but the door locks / alarm didn’t work. I bought a used Porsche latch and that did work.

This has caused me quite a few headaches and cut hands over the past week or so and I thought I would pass this along. This explains the different situations and outcomes based on your part choice and 996 security system. TLDR (my interpretation) - if you have the M535 system you have to use the genuine OEM part $$$$ but evidently the URO part $$ will work too. No security then no worries and just use the VW part. Will update when I replace mine with the URO part. https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...etailed-5.html This link provides additional details: https://986forum.com/forums/boxster-...heck-list.html Another pro tip - don't let an ole miss receiver to get wide open down field with no time left and a kicker with a cannon leg on their roster.. Damn....

I have plans to do this come springtime. I even have the part, but can't recall if it's oem or not Your post has me worried. My hands/fingers are too big to be wandering inside the inner door areas with exposed metal edges and tight spaces. Not looking forward to it. Especially if then I experience a bunch of electrical gremlins Thanks for posting

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Tuff loss. Good tip, Sure we'll take note of that.....Hopefully Bain or Akheem will sack em before that becomes a worry, or Keionte Scott will pic em off...

This is one of the job for factory parts, however expensive it is.

I've installed 2 of the URO units, but only on the driver door. On 996.1 & 996.2, both work flawlessly. The 996.1 has worked for years now, 996.2 only about a year but so far works just as good as oem did. Looks like for some odd reason URO does not make a 996 passenger side door lock actuator...?